ROCHESTER — The Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Horton Way early Tuesday morning that destroyed a plow truck parked in the operator’s driveway.

Fire Lt. Dennis Dube said officials believe the cause of the fire at 14 Horton Way to be accidental in nature. The truck had a block heater running overnight, which was powered by an extension cord coming from the wall. Dube explained block heaters can be used to help start diesel-operated vehicles, like the one that was destroyed in the blaze.

“Normally, they’re very safe so we’re not sure what happened,” Dube said. “There was so much damage, there’s no way to tell. All the evidence was destroyed.”

He noted both homeowners called the Fire Department around 1 a.m. They heard sounds coming from outside, likely from tires popping in the extreme heat, he explained.

“The front tires had detonated,” he said. “They heard a bang and found it burning.”

When firefighters arrived on scene, Dube said the front of the vehicle, with the engine and passenger compartment, were “well involved.”

The fire was knocked down quickly though fire officials stayed on scene for another hour with the last fire truck returning to the station at 2:14 a.m.

Dube said the plow truck was parked near a garage at the residence but there was no structural damage and no injuries during the event.